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forfeiture

[fawr-fi-cher] / ˈfɔr fɪ tʃər /
NOUN
abandonment
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STRONG


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Congress long had forfeiture rules in place for members who engaged in espionage, treason or other national-security offenses.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

A district judge in Llandudno earlier approved a forfeiture application by North Wales Police to confiscate the contents of his bank accounts.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

They also claim their home’s forfeiture is an “excessive fine” barred by the Eighth Amendment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

The London ICC told the BBC the allegation that it teaches that leaving the church results in forfeiture of salvation is "utterly false".

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

This helps to explain why up to 90 percent of forfeiture cases in some jurisdictions are not challenged.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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